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The Immunobiology of Placentation
Author(s) -
Kaye Michael D.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1979.tb01349.x
Subject(s) - placentation , biology , vertebrate , immune system , evolutionary biology , placenta , fetus , immunology , pregnancy , genetics , gene
Summary: : A review of the current theories on the nature of the placental allograft and the evolution of placentation in the presence of a cellular immune response highlights the inability of current hypotheses to explain the success of both invertebrate and vertebrate placentation. Only one theory –“the anatomical separation of the fetus from the mother”– appears relevant. How this separation might develop during implantation is discussed.